took me far to long to actually check this out. heart of darkness is definitely the highlight for me, being such a journey with that amazing drawn out harmonic based ending. love story is the close second, with the most beautiful piano led intro and amazing lyrics throughout. honestly only opposite teacher drops the ball for me in this album.
finally came around to this, i see it as a much more stripped back version of what she was doing on revengeseekerz, with some of the more conventional approaches she took in both frailty and census designated. in a lot of places this stripped down approach allows a greater appreciation for the intricacy of the soundscape she's creating when compared to the wall of sound that is revengeseekerz, especially on tracks like how to teleport, so what? and later parts of magic I want you. I think ... read more